[ubuntu-uk] Installing GIMP 2.8

[Elfy]

On 07/10/12 13:21, Colin Law wrote:
> On 7 October 2012 12:41, Nigel Verity <nigelverity at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> I'm trying to install GIMP 2.8 into Ubuntu 12.04, where the default version
>> is 2.6.1.
>>
>> All the advice I can find seems to be essentially the same, namely:
>>
>> sudo add-apt-repository ppa:otto-kesselgulasch/gimp
>> sudo apt-get update
>> sudo apt-get install gimp
>>
>> Each time I try this I just get 2.6.1 installed, regardless. It strikes me
>> that the default version must still be in the list of standard repositories.
>> I'm reluctant to mess around with this list without knowing the effects. I
>> use Synaptic all the time, but without a detailed understanding of how it
>> works behind the scenes e.g resolving dependencies. Consequently I don't
>> what to make a change to the repository lists which might screw things up.
> First try
> sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade
>
> If that does not do it then what do you see if you run, in a terminal
> apt-cache policy gimp
>
> and post the contents of /etc/apt/sources.list
>
> Colin
>
> Colin
>

PPA's should create a file in /etc/apt/sources.list.d/

This ppa creates on at

/etc/apt/sources.list.d/otto-kesselgulasch-gimp-precise.list

I think

Kev


>> Any advice?
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Nige
>>
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